В Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:47:33 +0100 Martin Wilck <martin.wi...@ts.fujitsu.com> пишет:
> Hello, > > this is a question about the long-running topic of installing GRUB in > partitions or partitionless disks. > Here is example how using filesystem blocklists may lead to unbootable system without any extX corruption involved. - user sets up multiboot system with Windows as primary bootloader - standard technique to add Linux loaders has always been - copy partition boot sector and "launch" it from Windows loader - user copies Linux partition boot sector which points to core.imng absolute disk position - user updates grub in Linux. core.img is rewritten and its position changes - next time user tries to boot Linux (s)he gets blinking cursor So *any* third party bootloader that relies on being able to "chainload" *copy* of boot sector will give you the same issue. _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
